Artist Jennifer Talley is holding a solo exhibition called "Salon of the Beasts" throughout March in Montgomery. The exhibit features over 60 pieces, including paintings and photography inspired by ...

Take a class in animal behavior and you’ll probably receive a warning: Beware of anthropomorphism. Explaining animals in terms of human motivations, emotions, or mental characteristics invites ...

Have you ever assigned personalities to your pets and explained their behaviors in terms of human motivations, such as imagining that a cat is being stubborn? The attribution of human characteristics, ...

Young people in animal attire walking on all fours have gone viral. They are "therians." A social phenomenon born in Argentina and spreading rapidly.

Giving human traits to animals and objects, known as anthropomorphism, is a common practice in storytelling and advertising.

Do animals feel love, anger, or empathy? Researchers have long dismissed such ideas as anthropomorphism, arguing that attributing human emotions to animals was unscientific.

If you dress and behave like an animal, does that make you a furry? No, but there are aspects that are similar (see below). The topic came up recently during a meeting about Brevard Public Schools' ...

Jennifer Talley has a busy life. The Montgomery mom has three active teens and cares for a farm full of animals. She's also a prolific artist and is the new president of the Montgomery Art Guild.